Shattering Shadow

Shattering Shadow

90 mins | Jan. 26, 2014

The horrors of war cast young fisherman Adisu adrift in vast Ethiopia. Forty years later, he is a taxi driver in a Northern European city, dreaming every night of his lost love. Surprising debut is dreamlike yet authentic, with no hint of false sentimentality.

Shattering Shadow

90 mins | Jan. 26, 2014

Shattering Shadow
The horrors of war cast young fisherman Adisu adrift in vast Ethiopia. Forty years later, he is a taxi driver in a Northern European city, dreaming every night of his lost love. Surprising debut is dreamlike yet authentic, with no hint of false sentimentality.
Producers Tarantula, Heimatfilm, Heur Films
Original title L'éclat furtif de l'ombre
Directors Patrick Dechesne, Alain-Pascal Housiaux
Writers

Cast

Joseph Farroul

as Le taximan

Sara De Roo

as La femme du parking

Philippe Jeusette

as Le standardiste

Tsega Yitbarek

as La femme du désert

Aba Birhanu Sahlen

as Le grand-père

Fitsum Alemnew

as Adisu

Sofiane Henry

as Le jeune Théo

Alli Mohamed

as Le berger Afar